Notable sightings along the way included the discovery of an extensive crinoid meadow at a depth of 9,100 meters (29,855 feet ...

Earth is full of bizarre creatures, with more being discovered each year. As documented in the scientific journal Species ...

More recently, companies have become interested in mining these deep-sea vents for their "massive sulfide deposits" or "gas hydrates," putting a clock on ecological research, according to a study ...

A “strange” creature recorded in the deep waters off the coast of Japan represents an exceptionally rare kind of discovery. With a body shaped like Mount Fuji, the new-to-science sea anemone is not ...

Scientists found a tiny sea animal with a translucent shell under rocks in Japan and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Hiroshi Fukuda On a sandy coastline of Japan, a small and ...

A long-tailed sea creature first caught in 2011 has now been identified as a brand-new species. the specimen was found off the coast of Japan. At roughly three feet long, the creature isn't massive by ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered Physalia mikazuki, a previously unknown species of Portuguese man-of-war, in northern waters for the first time. DNA and anatomical analysis confirmed it as ...

A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as ...

"Look how happy it looks!" Red Water Entertainment has unveiled a new official trailer for a very weird and peculiar Japanese indie sci-fi horror film titled Extraneous Matter made by filmmaker ...

The world's oceans are big and dark and deep. They cover approximately 70% of the planet’s surface and contain a huge portion of Earth’s biodiversity. If you want to find some of the weirdest ...